Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Network

Aiming to enhance the understanding of obsessions and compulsions in psychiatric disorders by exploring behavioural, neural, and molecular aspects through cross-species approaches. Key objectives include responding to relevant grant proposals, strengthening collaborations, and shaping the research agenda. We aim to identify key research questions and develop strategies to address them through multinational studies, joint publications, and collaborative efforts across ECNP Networks.

History

Established in 2012, the OCRN was formed to advance research into obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. Its formation marked a commitment to fostering collaboration and addressing critical research questions in the field. 

Through the activities of our Network, in 2017 we obtained an EU H2020 COST Action grant to establish a community of scientists and educators in support of research into the neuropsychopharmacology of problematic usage of the Internet.

José Menchon, Spain, and Dick Veltman, the Netherlands.
Members
Member name Institution City Country
Celso Arango  Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon Madrid  Spain
David S. Baldwin University of Southampton Southampton  United Kingdom            
Laura Bellodi  San Raffaele Hospital Milan  Italy
Danielle C. Cath Utrecht University Utrecht The Netherlands
Sam R. Chamberlain  University of Cambridge Cambridge  United Kingdom
Luke Clark  University of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom
Kevin Craig  GW Pharmaceuticals plc Hampton United Kingdom
Damiaan Denys  Academic Medical Center Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
David Eilam  Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
Jamie Feusner University of Toronto Toronto Canada
Naomi Fineberg       University of Hertfordshire Hertfordshire  United Kingdom
Daniel A. Geller Massachusetts General Hospital Boston USA
Anna E. Goudriaan  Academic Medical Center Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
Jon E. Grant  University of Chicago Chicago USA
Edna Grünblatt  University of Zürich Zürich Switzerland
Haggai Hermesh  Geha Mental Health Center Petah Tikva Israel
Isobel Heyman  Maudsley Hospital London United Kingdom
Eric Hollander  Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York USA
Judith Homberg  Radboud University Medical Center   Nijmegen The Netherlands
Georgi Hranov  Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry St. Naum Sofia Bulgaria
Luchezar G. Hranov  Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry St. Naum Sofia Bulgaria
Tord Ivarsson  University of Göteborg Göteborg Sweden
Daphna Joel  Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
Christine Lochner  University of Stellenbosch Cape Town South Africa
David Mataix-Cols  Karolinska Institute London United Kingdom
Keith Matthews  University of Dundee Dundee United Kingdom
José M. Menchón  University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain
Lucas P.J.J. Noldus Noldus Information Technology BV Wageningen The Netherlands
Stefano Pallanti  Stanford University Stanford USA
Tommy Pattij  VU University Medical Center Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
Trevor W. Robbins  University of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom
Christian Rück  Karolinska Institute Stockholm  Sweden
Barbara J. Sahakian  University of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom
Miriam Schiele University of Freiburg Freiburg  Germany
Anton Schoffelmeer  Free University Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
Carles Soriano-Mas  Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL) Barcelona Spain
Douglas Steele  University of Dundee Dundee United Kingdom
Dan J. Stein  University of Cape Town Cape Town South Africa
Anton J.L.M. Van Balkom VU University Medical Center Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
Wim van den Brink Academic Medical Center Amsterdam Amsterdam  The Netherlands
Odile van den Heuvel  VU University Medical Center Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
Dick J. Veltman VU University Medical Center Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
Nic J.A. van der Wee Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands
Susanne Walitza  University of Zürich Zurich Switzerland
Joseph Zohar  Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel